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tardio

[tar-DEE-oo]
adjectivemasculinepl: tardios
late
1. occurring or arriving after the expected, planned, or usual time
He made a tardio arrival to the meeting.
Ele fez uma chegada tardia à reunião.
2. happening or developing towards the end of a period; belated
A tardio realization of the mistake
Uma compreensão tardia do erro
3. deceased; of or relating to the deceased (formal usage)
The tardio professor's legacy lives on.
O legado do falecido professor continua vivo.
Synonyms
atrasadoretardadoposteriordefunto
Antonyms
cedoantecipadoprecoceadiantado

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tardio
Standard usage; commonly used in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
tardio
Standard usage; also used for 'deceased' in legal/formal documents

Related Idioms & Phrases

mais vale tarde do que nunca (better late than never)
em hora tardia (at a late hour)
arrependimento tardio (belated regret)
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